Construction Began In November Of Last Year

The FAA has dedicated a new $16.4 million, state-of-the-art airport traffic control tower at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE). The new tower is equipped with the latest radar, communications, and weather technology. It will enable air traffic controllers to continue to provide the safest, most efficient service to flights at the busy South Florida airport.

“This new tower demonstrates the FAA’s commitment to aviation safety and to modernizing the air traffic control system in South Florida,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Investing in our transportation infrastructure also ensures we stay competitive in today’s global economy.”

The new facility includes a 117-foot-tall airport traffic control tower topped by a 525-square-foot tower cab. A 7,200-square-foot single-story base building houses training rooms, administrative offices, and equipment rooms.

“Investing in our nation’s aviation infrastructure is key to improving the way travelers fly by making our National Airspace System safer and more efficient,” said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. “Building new air traffic control facilities is a key component of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Traffic Control system.”

NextGen is the transformation of the National Airspace System to make air travel more convenient and dependable, and ensure flights are as safe, secure, and seamless as possible.

The FAA began working from the new tower on November 4, 2014. A total of 22 air traffic controllers, two front line managers and the air traffic manager staff the tower. They handled 182,237 operations in 2014. The tower’s support staff includes 19 Technical Operations technicians, staff, and managers who are based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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